An equity score of 69/100 ranks Bentley Community School District #84 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,999 per pupil, Bentley Community School District ranks #424 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
748
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,999
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bentley Community School District operates 4 public schools serving 748 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Genesee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,999 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.8% local, 64.6% state, and 15.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 69/100, ranked #84 of 702 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 144.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 65.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.8% White, 13.7% African American, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Barhitte Elementary School, with a diversity index of 52.9/100.
Its largest campus is Barhitte Elementary School, enrolling 309 students (44% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bentley High School Bold Academy, at 25 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Barhitte Elementary School accounts for 41.3% of all Bentley Community School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bentley Community School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Bentley Community School District school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Bentley Community School District school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 309 students (highest), a spread of 284 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bentley Community School District reports 79.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Bentley Community School District student-counselor ratio is 145:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Bentley Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 65.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Bentley Community School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Bentley Community School District?
Bentley Community School District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 748 students.
How much does Bentley Community School District spend per student?
Bentley Community School District spends $13,999 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #84 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Bentley Community School District?
Bentley Community School District students are 68.8% White, 13.7% African American, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bentley Community School District?
Bentley Community School District has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #84 out of 702 districts in Michigan.